The ML models predict storm surge of "Lekima 1909" with lead time of 6, 12 and 18h. Credit: Journal of Geophysical Research: Machine Learning and Computation (2025).

Doctorate students at Oregon State University have conducted an experiment to see how houses in coastal communities hold up ...

Storm surge can vary in height, which is tied to how much destruction it can cause. While a storm surge height of up to 3 feet might not cause a lot of damage, heights up to 12 feet could reach ...

According to this new data analysis, the wind losses for residential and commercial properties in Florida are expected to be between $2 billion and $3 billion, and the storm surge losses ...

A storm surge warning means there is a danger of life-threatening inundation, from rising water moving inland from the coastline, during the next 36 hours in the indicated locations.

The maximum high water mark observation of storm surge was 27.8 feet (8.5 m) at Pass Christian in Mississippi, according to the National Hurricane Center. The hurricane killed as many as 1,500 people.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has announced it is launching field tests this summer for an advanced storm surge warning system designed to save lives during hurricanes ...